Posts Tagged ‘ACLU’
ACLU RI report: All Rhode Island city/town Council, School Committee public comment policies
The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report detailing the written public comment policies of every city and town council and school committee across the state, finding that, while most council and committee meetings include at least some time for public comment, residents may be prevented from speaking by policies that contain overly restrictive time limits, rigid…
Read MoreCourt reverses censorship of speaker by Warwick City Council. Message for all city/town councils.
A consent order has been entered in the federal lawsuit filed two weeks ago by ACLU of RI cooperating attorneys against the Warwick City Council for stifling the free speech rights of local resident Robert Cote, who was barred last month from speaking at a Council meeting about allegations of ethical misconduct by one of its members.…
Read MoreACLU report supports RI cities and towns providing remote access to meetings
Photo: RI ACLU report cover The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the open meeting practices of city and town councils and school committees in providing the public remote access to their meetings in a post-Covid environment. The report found that, while a majority of these public bodies continue to livestream their meetings, record…
Read MoreACLU joins decades old federal class action on DCYF treatment of children in its care, custody
ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys today joined a national organization’s long-standing federal class action lawsuit that requires the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to implement systemic reforms to improve its treatment of children in its care and custody. The lawsuit was filed more than a decade ago by the national organization Children’s Rights…
Read MoreACLU class-action gives 20,000 state employees stronger voice in RIPTA, UHC data breach
Further documenting the incident’s devastating and overwhelming impact, cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (“ACLU”) have filed an amended complaint in their pending class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (“RIPTA”) and UnitedHealthcare New England (“UHC”) over an August 2021 data breach that compromised the Social Security numbers and other…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: “Homeless Bill of Rights” can push change or become a deadly tool
RI was the first state to pass the Homeless Bill of Rights.
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Armory opens, State House eviction holds up in court
Amos House was approved to operate the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station, and with the assistance of the RI National Guard, the facility opened last night at 5pm, prepared to accept approximately 50 people. “Amos House has been a strong, dedicated partner and we look forward to working with them on the Cranston Street Armory…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: ACLU, evictions, court actions
On Wednesday, December 14th, Superior Court Justice Cruise heard the merits of the case on the state’s informal eviction notice to the homeless encamped at the entrance of the RI State House. Here is the Memorandum of Fact submitted to the court by the ACLU, arguing the it was not properly promulgated To read the…
Read MoreUpdate: ACLU calls on Governor to rescind notice “kicking people off State House grounds”
CITING “SERIOUS LEGAL AND POLICY CONCERNS,” ACLU CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO RESCIND NOTICE KICKING PEOPLE OFF STATE HOUSE GROUNDS The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has called on Governor Daniel McKee to rescind a notice requiring all persons currently camping in front of the State House to vacate their property by 9 AM tomorrow or…
Read More20,000+ state employees: Contact ACLU if harmed by RIPTA/United Healthcare data breach
Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (“ACLU”) have today filed a class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (“RIPTA”) and UnitedHealthcare New England (“UHC”) over an August 2021 data breach at RIPTA that compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal and health care information of thousands of individuals, including many with no connection…
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